Cost-of-living rankings · Eurostat HICP 2023

Cheapest Countries for Eating Out

Restaurant and hotel price levels, EU-27 = 100.

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#1 Cheapest dining
Bulgaria (55)
Average index
100
Top–bottom spread
125
Countries ranked
31

Top 10 - Cheapest dining

Cheapest Countries for Eating Out (top 10)

1. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria552. 🇷🇴 Romania563. 🇵🇱 Poland584. 🇭🇺 Hungary655. 🇸🇰 Slovakia686. 🇱🇹 Lithuania707. 🇱🇻 Latvia738. 🇨🇿 Czechia759. 🇭🇷 Croatia7810. 🇬🇷 Greece81

Each value is the price level relative to the EU-27 average of 100. Below 100 is cheaper than the EU norm, lower is better for residents.

Full ranking, all 31 countries

Rank Country Restaurant index
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 55
2 🇷🇴 Romania 56
3 🇵🇱 Poland 58
4 🇭🇺 Hungary 65
5 🇸🇰 Slovakia 68
6 🇱🇹 Lithuania 70
7 🇱🇻 Latvia 73
8 🇨🇿 Czechia 75
9 🇭🇷 Croatia 78
10 🇬🇷 Greece 81
11 🇸🇮 Slovenia 82
12 🇪🇪 Estonia 83
13 🇲🇹 Malta 83
14 🇵🇹 Portugal 83
15 🇨🇾 Cyprus 86
16 🇪🇸 Spain 87
17 🇮🇹 Italy 95
18 🇩🇪 Germany 105
19 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 105
20 🇫🇷 France 110
21 🇳🇱 Netherlands 110
22 🇧🇪 Belgium 113
23 🇦🇹 Austria 116
24 🇸🇪 Sweden 118
25 🇫🇮 Finland 130
26 🇮🇪 Ireland 132
27 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 132
28 🇳🇴 Norway 150
29 🇩🇰 Denmark 152
30 🇮🇸 Iceland 158
31 🇨🇭 Switzerland 180

How to read this ranking

Each figure is a comparative price level: what a standardised basket of goods and services costs locally, with the EU-27 average normalised to 100. Because it is purchasing-power-comparable, it strips out exchange-rate distortion and lets you compare countries directly. The spread from Bulgaria (55) to Switzerland (180) is 125 index points, a large real difference in everyday costs. For affordability, weigh this against the best-value ranking, which combines income and cost.

The mid-table country, Spain (87), is a useful reference: countries above it are cheaper than typical, those below pricier. A country can rank well on one category and poorly on another, cheap groceries do not guarantee cheap rent. Open any country profile for the full per-category breakdown.

Other rankings

Cheapest overall →Most expensive →Best value →Cheapest rent →Cheapest groceries →Cheapest transport →

Source: Eurostat, comparative price levels (HICP) and median equivalised net income Eurostat, comparative price levels (HICP) and median equivalised net income Price-level indices, EU-27 = 100, 2023.

Read our methodology - how these indices are sourced and computed.

Data compiled and verified by the PlainCostOfLiving team.